Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-07-07
From TIE Democratic Press JRsvenuA, o..
jane 9th, 1881.
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The sunday PGh Dealer has
lengthy article endorsing ID. G. Goldman
Of fRavenna, as candidate for Lieutenant
Governor on the Democratic ticket, It
says many true, complimentary things,
personally, about Mr., Goldman, besides
endorsing him as Standard bred DEM
Ocrat fit 10 register.
Anent this subject our contemporary
the Press says:
"What will we do now? The Repub-
Acan insists that Mr.. Goldman shall not
be given the nomination for Lieutenant
Governor.
Now as to that, IL the Press will trans
pose twill" and .'shalp' in the para
graph it will improve the grammar and
speak the exact truth.
But aside from this, you, the Demo-
cratic party, twill don Just as you have
done for years, throw a thoroughbred
overheard and nominate such O man as
Nc Bride, Warwick, id genus onane, to
catch gudgeons' which persistently re-
fuse to be caught. No, sir, you will not
nominate a straight Democrat like Cool
man for Lieutenant Governor, but a
political hermaphrodite, designed to fool
some one. The Democratic party has
neither the '.sandn nor sense to nomi-
nate ID. G. Goodman or any other
straight Democrat for this place. Be-
sides it would break the record. The
heelers and peelers of the party have
never in the history of the State per-
mitted Candidate on that ticket, for a
State office, from Portage county.
And las Republicans see it) the
strange thing about it all is that after Mr.
Goldman is snubbed, and rubbed in, he
will come home and put on the harDsss
and pull like mule for the ticket
Ravenna Republican, June 2.
The above tribute TO the Democratic
party and to Mr.. Goldman calls for a
few remarks. The Press don't brag
much on its grammar, but is "consid-
erablen on facts. q
In reference to the article from the
Pain Dealer, published in the Press
last week, we wish to say, that it spoke
fthe exact truth, and the sentiments
therein contained will be cordially en-
dorsed by the Democracy of the 10th
District. While deprecating any in
situations against Messrs. Mcbride and
Warwick, Democratic gentlemen whose
reputation needs no defense, there is a
grain of "firen amidst the ''smoken of
Bro. Meharg's charge that the State
Democracy have uniformly overlooked
Portage county in the distribution of
| its favors. There was o time when a
large part of Summit Co. was embraced
in Portage, and it then ranked as one of
the most populous, influential counties
in kn 10 orxy
was established, this county has by
steady, permanent Improvements,
advanced to position as regards
manufacturing and grain producing,
with conservative people, second to
but few in the State. However, neither
in early davs, nor late, nor ever in the
history Of Ohio, has Portage county had
q candidate for any office upon the
Democratic State ticket. What is true
of Portage county In this respect, is al
so true of the other counties in the 10th
District, with a single exception
Without a county offer, without even
q a"Constable )" without any local incen-
tive to keep up good Democratic
organization, the gallant Democrats of
this County and District have, for time
out of mind "fought the good fight and
kept the faith" We think that we are
not asking anything unreasonable of
the State Democracy, in Convention
assembled, when we request q recogni-
ton at their hands. Our townsman,
Hon. ID. c. Goodman, is favorably
spoken of for Lieutenant Governor
No better selection could be made; he
possesses every qualification for the
position, not only sterling Democrat
but he is what is equally mark of
esteem, a thorough, successful business
man, a gentleman, who if nominated
and elected, would reflect credit upon
his party and State. AS the Plain
Dealer says: HE is good parliament
tartan, a fine scholar, and would make
a splendid presiding officer. 1t is GER
tain, too, that he would never declare
that seventeen is majority of thirty
seven." ~
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